What: U.S. CIO Tony Scott received a summary of recommendations from the cybersecurity community in “Strengthening Federal Cybersecurity: Results of the Cyber Innovation Ideation Initiative,” a report by ACT-IAC.Reason: ACT-IAC compiled suggestions from business, government, and academia on how companies might improve cybersecurity procedures in light of recent breaches in both the public and private sectors.Pay attention to the basics. Agency heads should handle cybersecurity methodically and deliberately, making sure they follow security guidelines, hold staff members more accountable, and keep accurate and up-to-date inventories of all IT assets and security measures.
